Full list of all UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Award Winners

Excellence Awards
Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards
    •    Kristopher J. Abbate, MD, Medicine
    •    Lourdes Castañón, MD, Surgery
    •    Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tucson Family Advocacy Program
          ⁃    Accepted by: Sommer Aldulaimi, MD, and Suzanne Teeple, JD
Clinical Excellence Awards
    •    Sommer Aldulaimi, MD, Family and Community Medicine
    •    Mohammad Khreiss, MD, Surgery
Graduate Medical Education Excellence Awards
    •    Gregory L. DeSilva, MD, Orthopedic Surgery
    •    Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine
Clinical Investigator Award
    •    Daniel Combs, MD, Pediatrics
Basic and Translational Investigator Award
    •    John Purdy, PhD, Immunobiology
WIMS GRACE Excellence Awards
    •    Mari A. Ricker, MD, Family and Community Medicine
    •    Indu Partha, MD, Medicine
    •    Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD, Surgery

 Mentoring Awards
    •    Anthony Witten, DO, Medicine
    •    Brian C. Smith, MD, Psychiatry
    •    Cindy Chin, MD, Pediatrics
    •    Conrad J. Clemens, MD, MPH, Pediatrics
    •    Joshua B. Gaither, MD, Emergency Medicine
    •    Karyn B. Kolman, MD, Family and Community Medicine
    •    Lonnie Lybarger, PhD, Cellular and Molecular Medicine

AMES Awards 
Vernon and Virginia Furrow Awards
    •    Randi B. Weinstein, PhD, Physiology: Excellence in Basic Science Teaching, Undergraduate Medical Curriculum
    •    Tejal M. Parikh, MD, Family and Community Medicine: Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching, Undergraduate Medical Curriculum
    •    Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine: Excellence in Graduate Medical Education
    •    Christopher G. Williams, MD, Emergency Medicine: Excellence in Innovation in Medical Education
AMES Awards
    •    Marie-Pierre Hasne, PharmD, PhD, Chemistry & Biochemistry: Excellence in Basic Science Teaching
    •    Joy E. Bulger Beck, MD, Medicine: Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching of Medical Students and/or Residents
    •    Nicole Person-Rennell, MD, MPH, Family and Community Medicine: Excellence in Teaching Innovation

Global Health Awards
    •    The Ron and Karen Pust Faculty Global Health Award Recognition (2022 Honoree)
          ◦    Francisco E. Mora, MD, Medicine
    •    The Ron and Karen Pust Faculty Global Health Award
           ◦    J. Daniel Twelker, OD, PhD, Ophthalmology and Vision Science

Faculty Teaching Awards
    •    Commitment to Underserved People (CUP) Faculty Teaching Award
           ◦    Eric Brucks, MD, Medicine
           ◦    Noah M. Tolby, MD, Emergency Medicine
    •    Rural Health Professions Program (RHPP) Faculty Teaching Awards
           ◦    Brian Bucina, DO, Winslow, Surgery
           ◦    Marcos Terán, MD, Benson, Family and Community Medicine
           ◦    Brian Womack, DO, Fort Mohave, Family and Community Medicine
           ◦    Lenorah Wos, MD, Whiteriver, Family and Community Medicine
    •    Outstanding Teacher in a Block/Course
           ◦    Erika Bracamonte, MD, Pathology
    •    Outstanding Achievement in Teaching by a Block/Course
           ◦    Immunity and Infection Course
                  ▪    Accepted by: Nafees Ahmad, PhD, Immunobiology
    •    Outstanding Block Coordinator (Pre-clerkship)
           ◦    Jennifer Yelich, Curricular Affairs
    •    Outstanding Use of Educational Technology (Pre-clerkship)
           ◦    Todd Vanderah, PhD, Pharmacology
           ◦    Micah Etter, MD, Neurology
    •    Outstanding Administrative Support Staff (Pre-clerkship)
           ◦    Yamne Callejas, MEd, Student Affairs
    •    Recognizing Excellence in Professionalism
           ◦    Basic Sciences Faculty: Nafees Ahmad, PhD, Immunobiology
           ◦    Medical Student, Class of 2025: Ankitha Kaki
           ◦    Medical Student, Class of 2026: Alex Hilser
           ◦    Staff (Pre-clerkship): Jared Alvarado, Cellular & Molecular Medicine
           ◦    Recognizing Excellence in Professionalism, Staff (Clerkship): Anesa Castillo, Student Affairs
           ◦    Clinical Instructor, Resident or Fellow Educator: Matthew Erisman, MD, Psychiatry
    •    Outstanding Achievement in Teaching by a Clerkship
           ◦    Internal Medicine
                  ▪    Accepted by: Amy Sussman, MD, Medicine
    •    Outstanding Clinical Instructor at Banner
           ◦    Micah Etter, MD, Neurology
    •    Outstanding Clinical Instructor at the VA
           ◦    Eric Brucks, MD, Medicine
    •    Outstanding Clinical Instructor in the Emergency Medicine Clerkship
           ◦    Noah M. Tolby, MD, Emergency Medicine
    •    Outstanding Clerkship Coordinator
           ◦    Julie Tary, Obstetrics and Gynecology
    •    Resident/Fellow Educator of the Year
           ◦    Ipsita Hamid Trisha, MBBS, MPH, Neurology
    •    Commitment to Quality Feedback
           ◦    Anthony Witten, DO, Medicine
    •    Outstanding Administrative Support Staff (Clerkship)
           ◦    Selma Ajanovic, MBA, Student Affairs

Specialty Advisor Awards
    •    Emergency Medicine
           ◦    Christopher G. Williams, MD
           ◦    Richard Martinez Amini, MD
           ◦    Allie Min, MD
           ◦    Noah M. Tolby, MD
    •    Family & Community Medicine
           ◦    Violet P. Siwik, MD
    •    General Surgery
           ◦    Lourdes Castañón, MD
           ◦    Kenneth Alan Fox, MD
           ◦    Bellal A. Joseph, MD
    •    Internal Medicine
           ◦    Julia B. Jernberg, MD
           ◦    Amy Sussman, MD
    •    Medical Imaging
           ◦    Tyson S. Chadaz, MD
    •    Neurology
           ◦    Holli A. Horak, MD
    •    Orthopedic Surgery
           ◦    Christina L. Boulton, MD
    •    Otolaryngology
           ◦    Shethal Bearelly, MD
           ◦    Nicholas Dewyer, MD
    •    Pediatrics
           ◦    Kareem W. Shehab, MD
    •    Psychiatry
           ◦    Terry N. Platto, MD